possessive

(possessivesplural)

1adjSomeone who is possessiveabout another person wants all that person's love and attention.oft ADJ about/of n
(=jealous)Danny could be very jealous and possessive about me...♦
possessivelyadvLeaning over, he kissed her possessively on the mouth.♦
possessivenessn-uncount
(=jealousy)I've ruined every relationship with my possessiveness.

2adjSomeone who is possessiveabout things that they own does not like other people to use them.usu v-link ADJ, usu ADJ about nPeople were very possessive about their coupons.

3adjIn grammar, a possessive determiner or possessive adjective is a word such as `my' or `his' which shows who or what something belongs to or is connected with. The possessive form of a name or noun has 's added to it, as in `Jenny's' or `cat's'.ADJ n

4n-countA possessive is a possessive determiner or the possessive form of a name or noun.

possessive pronoun(possessive pronounsplural)A possessive pronoun is a pronoun such as `mine', `yours', or `theirs' which is used to refer to the thing of a particular kind that belongs to someone, as in `Can I borrow your pen? I've lost mine.'n-count